Paris Faces Population Decline as Suburbs Experience Gradual Growth

The Insee (French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies) report underscores a slowdown in France's population growth, with an average annual rate of 0.3% from 2015 to 2021, contrasting with the 0.5% growth observed between 2010 and 2015. As of 2021, France's total population stands at 67,408,052, distributed between 45,423,082 in urban areas and 21,984,970 in rural regions.

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